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C-Store vs QSR

By Dana Tanyeri, Amanda M. Westbrooks, Patricia Cobe, Tom Starner, Restaurant Business Staff and Abbie Westra on Aug. 01, 2012

In one corner, c-stores, trying to reinvent themselves and steal customers from restaurants by beefing up the quality and quantity of their food.

Have Richard Melman's kids built the perfect Gen Y restaurants?

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 01, 2012

When R.J. and Jerrod Melman, sons of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises founder Richard Melman, were given the chance to create a restaurant of their own.

Restaurants Resist Price Hikes to Keep Cost-Conscious Consumers Loyal

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 06, 2012

The restaurant industry has taken quite a beating over the past several years as cost-conscious, recession-weary consumers pulled back on dining out. Now, after regaining some steam as the economy improves, restaurateurs face another challenge, this time from Mother Nature.

School Cafeterias Find Creative Ways to Meet Healthy New School Meal Standards

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 13, 2012

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD (August 13, 2012)—School Nutrition Association’s (SNA) 2012 Back to School Trends Report shows that school foodservice professionals...

Glazier Foods Company to Sponsor 2nd Annual Galveston Restaurant Week

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 23, 2012

GALVESTON, TX (August 23, 2012)—After huge success in 2012, food distributor and foodservice provider Glazier Foods Company, has announced their...

The price of things to come

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 31, 2012

The drought that affected the Midwest corn crop over the summer is going to have a major impact on cattle feed costs and beef prices, predicts DeWayne Dove,...

Building a better burger

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 31, 2012

While steakhouses and casual dining spots have suffered recently from a trading-down trend, the "better burger" segment has benefited from trading up.

What the failed harvest means for you

By Bill Lapp on Aug. 31, 2012

The 2012 U.S. corn crop is forecast to total 10.8 billion bushels, a decline of 13 percent from a year ago. While planted area is pegged at a record 96.4 million acres, yields are forecast to decline to 123.4 bushels per acre, a decline of more than 20 percent from trend levels. The decline reflects the most adverse weather in more than 20 years to face corn growers.

Health-care reform: What operators are saying

By Sam Smith on Sep. 01, 2012

There is a lot known about the new health care law, but there are still some rules left to be sorted out. Regardless, there is enough known that many in the industry are concerned.

Technology

Transforming the restaurant experience, one app at a time

By Joann Whitcher on Sep. 12, 2012

Some of restaurants’ best marketing opportunities come via smartphone apps. The best of these apps enable chefs and restaurateurs to engage with customers in a low-cost discussion that can greatly boost sales. Or they can allow restaurants to fill tables that would have otherwise gone empty.

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